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the success that we are now seeing with shale oil and natural gas and other energy production in the united states. >> you know, i think it is a combination of actions that took place before president obama became president but also since president obama became president, we have lived through a national crisis with the gulf oil spill which shocked the nation and yet, notwithstanding that, the president has moved forward with a very robust oil and gas production from the gulf of mexico. we have millions and millions of acres we've leased on shore, we'll be in carlsbad which is now producing more oil than at any time in the last 16 years and that part of new mexico. we're doing things in alaska both on shore as well as offshore. so the president's on the oil and gas production issue, there's no doubt the president has had a robust oil and gas production program as part of the energy portfolio. but the main point, andrea, is that we can't drill our way to energy independence or to lowering oil and gas prices. that's been tried in the past. it doesn't work. so what does work is to have an all
the success that we are now seeing with shale oil and natural gas and other energy production in the united states. >> you know, i think it is a combination of actions that took place before president obama became president but also since president obama became president, we have lived through a national crisis with the gulf oil spill which shocked the nation and yet, notwithstanding that, the president has moved forward with a very robust oil and gas production from the gulf of mexico....
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. >>> elsewhere, the united nations is condemning syria for the shelling of the town of houla in what was called a, quote, outrageous use of force. more than 100 people were killed, including dozens of children. middle east correspondent john ray of our english broadcast partner itn has more. >> reporter: an atrocity shocking even by the grim standards of syria. only luck separates these, the survivors, from the victims of a killing spree that spared not even children in such terrible numbers. some it seems, slaughtered in cold blood. a massacre that exposes the impotence of the united nations' peace mission. >> the monitors refused to come at first to stop the massacres. they said they are not allowed to go at night. the shelling continued for the second day today since the early morning that they started the bombardment again. there's still a lot of bodies we're finding. >> reporter: the killings do not bear the hallmarks of the heroic syrian army, a government spokesman claimed in damascus. but these women who say they lived through it call that a lie. they were all assad's men, sh
. >>> elsewhere, the united nations is condemning syria for the shelling of the town of houla in what was called a, quote, outrageous use of force. more than 100 people were killed, including dozens of children. middle east correspondent john ray of our english broadcast partner itn has more. >> reporter: an atrocity shocking even by the grim standards of syria. only luck separates these, the survivors, from the victims of a killing spree that spared not even children in such...
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a brief meeting with party leader ed milliband he talked about the special relationship between the united states and great britain. >> i look forward to our conversation this morning. a number of conversations with leaders of present and past, great ones, and recognize the course, the unique relationship that exists between our nations. the world is a simultaneous wda. we have interests that we have had as a common effort, seen greater peace and prosperity. >> while milliband took two questions from the british press -- >> we'll take a quick question from our side. >> romney answered those, but took no questions from u.s. reporters. press secretary andrea saul said milliband took questions because that was his choice. that's why romney didn't call on american reporters. we said we were doing a photo spray. it's not protocol once you end upstanding next to a leader from another country. the u.s. press corps followed mr. romney a long way. with tony blair romney stuck to pleasantries. he also met with william hague. they faced challenges in europe, syria, egypt, the arab spring and their mu
a brief meeting with party leader ed milliband he talked about the special relationship between the united states and great britain. >> i look forward to our conversation this morning. a number of conversations with leaders of present and past, great ones, and recognize the course, the unique relationship that exists between our nations. the world is a simultaneous wda. we have interests that we have had as a common effort, seen greater peace and prosperity. >> while milliband took...
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the death toll has not been confirmed by united nations officials who have so far been unable to gain access to the site. fighting between rebels and government forces rages on. videos appear to show battles between the two groups. the reported mass murder comes in the wake of another savage attack less than two weeks ago where more than 100 people were murdered, many inside their homes. treasury secretary tim geithner met with representatives from dozens of countries yesterday to make the case for stronger economic sanctions to force syria to cooperate. >> we gather in the shadow of a massacre and nothing we say can adequately respond to such an event, nor than sanctions alone bring about the change we seek. but sanctions can play an important role. strong sanctions, effectively implemented, aggressively enforced can help deprive the syrian regime of the resources it needs to sustain itself and to continue its repression of the syrian people. >> according to the u.n., at least a million people are in need of humanitarian assistance inside syria and about 78,000 syrians are living as
the death toll has not been confirmed by united nations officials who have so far been unable to gain access to the site. fighting between rebels and government forces rages on. videos appear to show battles between the two groups. the reported mass murder comes in the wake of another savage attack less than two weeks ago where more than 100 people were murdered, many inside their homes. treasury secretary tim geithner met with representatives from dozens of countries yesterday to make the case...
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. >>> elsewhere, the united nations is condemning syria for the shelling of the town of houla in what was called a, quote, outrageous use of force. more than 100 people were killed, including dozens of children. middle east correspondent john ray of our english broadcast partner itn has more. >> reporter: an atrocity shocking even by the grim standards of syria. only luck separates these, the survivors. from the victims of a killing spree that spared not even children in such terrible numbers. some it seems, slaughtered in cold blood. a massacre that exposes the impotence of the united nations' peace mission. >> the monitors refused to come at first to stop the massacres. they said they are not allowed to go at night. the shelling continued for the second day today since the early morning that they started the bombardment again. there's still a lot of bodies we're finding. >> translator: the killings do not bear the hallmarks of the heroic syrian army, a government spokesman claimed in damascus. but these women who say they lived through it call that a lie. they were all assad's men,
. >>> elsewhere, the united nations is condemning syria for the shelling of the town of houla in what was called a, quote, outrageous use of force. more than 100 people were killed, including dozens of children. middle east correspondent john ray of our english broadcast partner itn has more. >> reporter: an atrocity shocking even by the grim standards of syria. only luck separates these, the survivors. from the victims of a killing spree that spared not even children in such...
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thursday lawmakers saw realtime video of that attack and got in a heated shouting match over whether united nations ambassador susan rice intentionally misled the public when she said it was spontaneous. >> this administration include the president himself has intentionally misinformed and lied to the american people in the aftermath of this tragedy. >> if you want to know who is responsible in this town, buy yourself a mirror. >> reporter: petraeus could shed some light on that today. today's hearing is closed. the committees hope to have open public hearings at a later dade. lynn? >> tracie, thanks so much. now a check of the weather with bill karins. he's tracking a nice weekend for you all. >> like my vacation week without taking a vacation week. we all deserved it after what we went through. stress-free forecasts are nice every once in a while. good morning. we help you get out the door. a lot like yesterday. whatever you had on as far as the jacket, gloves and hats will work today. we won't see a change in the weather pattern across the country for at least a week, maybe through thank
thursday lawmakers saw realtime video of that attack and got in a heated shouting match over whether united nations ambassador susan rice intentionally misled the public when she said it was spontaneous. >> this administration include the president himself has intentionally misinformed and lied to the american people in the aftermath of this tragedy. >> if you want to know who is responsible in this town, buy yourself a mirror. >> reporter: petraeus could shed some light on...
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before 2005, justifiable homicide declined from 500 back here to 200 nationally. now after 2005, they increased. a jump of 40%. now that's cross the united states. there was also a period when stand your ground laws increased. back to florida. the st. petersberg sometimes, documented 93 cases of stand your ground in that state. more than 2/3 of those cases involved death. and the accused. close to 2/3 here were not charged or their cases were all together dropped. the bureau of justice says 75% of the time justifiable homicide involve citizens of the same race. >> thank you so much, richard, that's fascinating background, we appreciate it. >>> just moments ago we told you that president obama got to cushing, oklahoma kicking off day two of a four state energy tour. he's pushing to get an oil pipeline and he's going to be speaking to people building that pipeline just about 20 minutes from now. mike vi mike viquera is in cushing, oklahoma. >> there is about 40 miles of that pipeline and the president's going to be talking about that. the president, chris, is really
before 2005, justifiable homicide declined from 500 back here to 200 nationally. now after 2005, they increased. a jump of 40%. now that's cross the united states. there was also a period when stand your ground laws increased. back to florida. the st. petersberg sometimes, documented 93 cases of stand your ground in that state. more than 2/3 of those cases involved death. and the accused. close to 2/3 here were not charged or their cases were all together dropped. the bureau of justice says 75%...
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nations should never include the voice of the president of the united states. there are values and causes and nations that depend on american strength, on the clarity of our purpose, and on the relyabilty of our commitment. there's work in this world that only america and our allies can do. hostile powers that only we can deter and challenges that only we can overcome. for the past decade, the challenge has been the war in afghanistan. commander in chief, i will have a solemn duty to our men and women in uniform. the president knows our troops, their families and the american people a clear explanation of our mission. a commitment not to play politics with the decisions of war. i have been critical of the president's decision to withdraw the surge troops during the fighting season. against the advice of commanders on the ground. the president would have you believe that anyone who disagrees with his decision is arguing for endless war. but the route to more war and potentially to attacks here at home is a politically timed retreat. as president, my goal in afgh
nations should never include the voice of the president of the united states. there are values and causes and nations that depend on american strength, on the clarity of our purpose, and on the relyabilty of our commitment. there's work in this world that only america and our allies can do. hostile powers that only we can deter and challenges that only we can overcome. for the past decade, the challenge has been the war in afghanistan. commander in chief, i will have a solemn duty to our men...
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. >> susan rice has done a great job as our ambassador to the unit nations. of course, this decision about my successor is up to the president. >> still rice had to spend another rough day on capitol hill discussing benghazi with skeptical senate republicans. >> the u.n. ambassador decided to play what was essentially a political role at the height of the contentious presidential election campaign. >> i would just ask the president to step back for a moment and realize that all of us here hold the secretary of state to a very different standard than most cabinet members. >> one rice ally, senator joe lieberman tried to take the focus off of rice this morning. >> i hope we can focus on what i think are the more important parts of our investigation which is what did our government know and what could it have done before the terrorist attack to protect the lives of the americans who were there. >> don't forget something here. this is not susan rice's first political rodeo. he didn't suddenly appear from team obama land in 2008. she has a lot of friends in this t
. >> susan rice has done a great job as our ambassador to the unit nations. of course, this decision about my successor is up to the president. >> still rice had to spend another rough day on capitol hill discussing benghazi with skeptical senate republicans. >> the u.n. ambassador decided to play what was essentially a political role at the height of the contentious presidential election campaign. >> i would just ask the president to step back for a moment and realize...
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let's raise academic standards across the nation. let's get back to the head of the class. let's solve this. (female announcer) most life insurance companies look at you and just see a policy. at aviva, we do things differently. we're bringing humanity back to life insurance. that's why only aviva rewards you with savings for getting a check-up. it's our wellness for life program, with online access to mayo clinic. see the difference at avivausa.com. that's good morning, veggie style. hmmm. for half the calories plus veggie nutrition. could've had a v8. yeah, but the feeling wasn't always mutual. i should be arrested for crimes against potted plant-kind. we're armed, and inexperienced. people call me an over-waterer. [ female announcer ] with miracle-gro, you don't have to be a great gardener to have a green thumb. every miracle-gro product helps your garden grow bigger, more beautiful flowers and bountiful vegetables. guaranteed. so even if... i have all these tools, and i have no idea how to use them. [ female announcer ] everyone grows with miracle-gro. >>> msnbc now, i'
let's raise academic standards across the nation. let's get back to the head of the class. let's solve this. (female announcer) most life insurance companies look at you and just see a policy. at aviva, we do things differently. we're bringing humanity back to life insurance. that's why only aviva rewards you with savings for getting a check-up. it's our wellness for life program, with online access to mayo clinic. see the difference at avivausa.com. that's good morning, veggie style. hmmm. for...
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. >>> the united nations got an unexpected delivery earlier this month. 35 pounds of cocaine. the narcotics stuffed inside hollowed out textbooks were intercepted at the u.n. mail room inside forged diplomat pouches with no return address. u.n. officials say the packages originated in mexico city. >>> tragedy struck rio de janeiro late wednesday night when a 20-story building spontaneously collapsed and crumbled, taking down two more buildings with it. rescuers have pulled six bodies from the rubble. more than a dozen are still missing. >>> this week's spectacular light show continues in northern europe, all thanks to the biggest solar storm in six years. folks in norway were treated to this amazing display of aurora boreal borealis, which doesn't even look real. >>> the dow opens at 12,734 after losing 22 points yesterday. the s&p was down 7 points, the nasdaq lost 13. taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo, the nikkei fell 8 points. in hong kong, the hang seng gained 62. >>> today we'll get fourth quarter numbers on the economy as the commerce department re
. >>> the united nations got an unexpected delivery earlier this month. 35 pounds of cocaine. the narcotics stuffed inside hollowed out textbooks were intercepted at the u.n. mail room inside forged diplomat pouches with no return address. u.n. officials say the packages originated in mexico city. >>> tragedy struck rio de janeiro late wednesday night when a 20-story building spontaneously collapsed and crumbled, taking down two more buildings with it. rescuers have pulled six...
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in the meantime, iran agreed to allow a delegation of united nations nuclear inspectors later this movement but it's not clear if the inspectors will be permit to visit key nuclear sights. iran is denying they're trying to build a nuclear bomb. here's your first look at the other news going on around america today. a texas homeowner's scary brush with death was caught on video. when he con fronted a pair of would-be car thieves. the man scuffled with one suspect before suffering a knife wound and retreating into his home. they're hoping it will aid in capturing the suspects. >>> a free accident caused a major scare and damage inside one louisiana fast food restaurant. a tire from a passing 18 wheeler launched into the front en. >> translator: front entrance of the eatery. four people suffered injuries. police organized a statewide search for the truck. >>> and finally, it is a board season. the golden globe awards opened the annual one stop shop where celebrities receive free gift bags filled with pampering products. over 40 companies are taking part. talk about the rich getting richer this
in the meantime, iran agreed to allow a delegation of united nations nuclear inspectors later this movement but it's not clear if the inspectors will be permit to visit key nuclear sights. iran is denying they're trying to build a nuclear bomb. here's your first look at the other news going on around america today. a texas homeowner's scary brush with death was caught on video. when he con fronted a pair of would-be car thieves. the man scuffled with one suspect before suffering a knife wound...
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. >>> the head of united nations nuclear agency visited iran today on a key mission that could restart the investigation into weather iran has been secretly working on a nuclear weapon, which they deny. >>> robin gibb of the bee gees has died after intestinal surgery and a long battle with cancer at age 62. the band's hits like "stayin' alive" and the film "saturday night fever" sold millions of records. >>> over the weekend millions in the western united states and across asia watch the sky as the moon passed in front of the sun, leaving only a golden ring around the edges. it was the first so-called ring of fire eclipse in 18 years. >>> and finally, here's a head scratcher. what is he thinking? a beekeeper in poland created quite a buzz by covering himself with 30,000 bees. after shaking off the bees, he walked away with only two stings. not sure how that happened. >>> the jury in the trial of john edwards resumes deliberations in north carolina. edwards could face years in prison if convicted of campaign finance violations to cover up an extramarital affair. nbc's frances kuo has mo
. >>> the head of united nations nuclear agency visited iran today on a key mission that could restart the investigation into weather iran has been secretly working on a nuclear weapon, which they deny. >>> robin gibb of the bee gees has died after intestinal surgery and a long battle with cancer at age 62. the band's hits like "stayin' alive" and the film "saturday night fever" sold millions of records. >>> over the weekend millions in the western...
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he's got a 70% approval rating in the united nations kingdom. i suggested to him to run over there rather than here. >> 70%. thank you, louis susman. thanks for coming on "hardball." a big press conference with the president on wednesday. when we return, the crossroads we're facing in our war on affection. >>> horrible things happen in war. even at its cleanest, it's good people killing other good people. guys fighting for their country against other guys fighting for their country, and now women too. i don't know where we put this latest horror, an american soldier on his fourth tour in a combat zone, who spent most of a dozen years over there fighting our wars, gets up one day and heads around door to door killing people, including nine little kids, killing 16 people in cold blood, and then burning them. is this this war's milai? is the combination of all wars, guys at the front for too long then sent back too many times for too many years all the time away from home? these are different kinds of wars. it's not heading for berlin in tanks, isl
he's got a 70% approval rating in the united nations kingdom. i suggested to him to run over there rather than here. >> 70%. thank you, louis susman. thanks for coming on "hardball." a big press conference with the president on wednesday. when we return, the crossroads we're facing in our war on affection. >>> horrible things happen in war. even at its cleanest, it's good people killing other good people. guys fighting for their country against other guys fighting for...
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. >>> a special united nations meeting so far failed to find a way to stop the violence in syria. secretary of state hillary clinton met with russia's foreign minister and other diplomats yesterday to talk about a potential cease-fire. russia, syria's most powerful ally, would have condemned the crackdown in syria. mrs. clinton said the security council cannot, quote, stand silent while governments attack their own people. government soldiers rounded up civilians in the city of homs and killed dozens yesterday. the u.n. says more than 7,500 people have died in the fighting in syria over the last year. >>> here's your first look at some other news going on around america. >>> it was kind of a frightening scene in pennsylvania where a school playground just went up in flames. surveillance video shows the fire being fueled by the rubber mulch the playground stood on. no word for the cause but three teenagers were seen in the area before. >>> miserable and dangerous conditions for drivers in parts of washington state. a dust storm caused blinding conditions that led to a 20-car pileup
. >>> a special united nations meeting so far failed to find a way to stop the violence in syria. secretary of state hillary clinton met with russia's foreign minister and other diplomats yesterday to talk about a potential cease-fire. russia, syria's most powerful ally, would have condemned the crackdown in syria. mrs. clinton said the security council cannot, quote, stand silent while governments attack their own people. government soldiers rounded up civilians in the city of homs...
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he's got a 70% approval rating in the united nations kingdom. i suggested to him to run over there rather than here. >> 70%. thank you, louis susman. thanks for coming on "hardball." a big press conference with the president on wednesday whchlt. e when we return, the crossroads we're faceing in our war on affection. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] offering four distinct driving modes and lexus' dynamic handling, the next generation of lexus will not be contained. the all-new 2013 lexus gs. there's no going back. ♪ monarch of marketing analysis. with the ability to improve roi through seo all by cob. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle... and go. you can even take a full-size or above, and still pay the mid-size price. i'm going b-i-g. [ male announcer ] good choice business pro. good choice. go national. go like a pro. take the privileged investing tools of wall street and make them simple, intuitive, and available to all. distill all that data. make information instinctual, visual. introducing t
he's got a 70% approval rating in the united nations kingdom. i suggested to him to run over there rather than here. >> 70%. thank you, louis susman. thanks for coming on "hardball." a big press conference with the president on wednesday whchlt. e when we return, the crossroads we're faceing in our war on affection. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] offering four distinct driving modes and lexus' dynamic handling, the next generation of lexus will not be contained. the all-new 2013...
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. >>> the united nations security council will vote in the next hour on new sanctions against the syrian government that may be too tough to secure russian support. the vote comes as new reports whether the president assad is hiding. nbc's eamon mohadine joins me now. how much ground did the rebels gain yesterday? there's reports of opposition forces say assad in the coastal city. we can't confirm that. but is the assad government on the run at all right now? >> reporter: well, there's no doubt by many assessments the abad government is fighting for survival and the ways to measure that. large parts of the country are in the hands of the rebels. not under the control but they feel more emboldened after yesterday's attack to move freely city to city and more importantly they have brought the fighting to the seat of assad's power in the capital damascus itself with running gun battles taking place in the heart of the city. there are reports that, in fact, they have also taken over the border control or border crossing point between iraq and syria. the president himself, whereabouts unknown
. >>> the united nations security council will vote in the next hour on new sanctions against the syrian government that may be too tough to secure russian support. the vote comes as new reports whether the president assad is hiding. nbc's eamon mohadine joins me now. how much ground did the rebels gain yesterday? there's reports of opposition forces say assad in the coastal city. we can't confirm that. but is the assad government on the run at all right now? >> reporter: well,...
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nations is somehow popular amongst republicans. >> for some strange reason, i still haven't figured this out. disabilities and people with disabilities affects some 40 million plus americans. so i'm not sure why they would toss this demographic away, especially in the face of the sort of bipartisan support for passing the treaty and ratifying it and having former senator dole there on the floor. made it just a more case of sort of the republican grinch perception that we have about the party. again, and i would ask ron this, i'm not sure why the disabilities treaty was fodder for the usual party of no there in the senate this year. >> i can answer that. and i think this was a mistake on timing. 33 republicans sent a letter to the majority leader harry reid saying we shouldn't have a negotiation of a treaty during a lame duck session of congress. i disagree with our move here. you had a treaty that was negotiated by my former boss, george w. bush. you had robert dole out there. i think the republicans are upset about diming but again disabilities. most of the major countries around t
nations is somehow popular amongst republicans. >> for some strange reason, i still haven't figured this out. disabilities and people with disabilities affects some 40 million plus americans. so i'm not sure why they would toss this demographic away, especially in the face of the sort of bipartisan support for passing the treaty and ratifying it and having former senator dole there on the floor. made it just a more case of sort of the republican grinch perception that we have about the...
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. >> reporter: the syrian opposition is outrage thad the united nations has decided to suspend its observer mission in syria. the u.n. observers claim they were attacked by syrian forces, shot at by syrian troops, attacked by mops inspired by the government and were no longer able to do their observations and report back to the former secretary general of the u.n., kofi annan. they're accused of cowardice and says since the syrian government has only increased its attacks particularly on the city of homs. while the opinion operations are suspended, there is a chance when obama meets with vladimir putin of russia. this is the first time since putin returned to power he'll be meeting with the u.s. president. it is an opportunity to really push this peace initiative forward and end the deadlock. richard engel, nbc news cairo. >>> president obama's decision to stop deporting some children of illegal immigrants has become an issue on the campaign trail. republicans denounced the order as political, questioning whether it was a ploy to win hispanic votes this fall. nbc's brian mooar has the story
. >> reporter: the syrian opposition is outrage thad the united nations has decided to suspend its observer mission in syria. the u.n. observers claim they were attacked by syrian forces, shot at by syrian troops, attacked by mops inspired by the government and were no longer able to do their observations and report back to the former secretary general of the u.n., kofi annan. they're accused of cowardice and says since the syrian government has only increased its attacks particularly on...
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kofi annan served two terms as secretary general of the united nations from 1997 to 2006. his new book "interventions: a life in war and peace." mr. annan, it's a real honor to have you here. >> happy to be here. >> i wanted to start on the iraq war, we're on the eve of the presidential election. you said by behaving as it did, the u.s. invited the perception it was become a greater threat to global security than anything saddam could muster, a self-inflicted wound, that did immense and possibly lasting damage to u.s. standing in the world. why do you bookend your own book, start and end your book with a discussion of the iraq war? why is it of such outsized importance? >> it is important because the iraq war brought divisions within the u.n. and the world that we hadn't seen for a long time. and as i said at the beginning of the war, that when a country's attacked it has a right to defend itself. but when it's a broader question of security for all of us, you cannot do without the security -- the legitimacy of the security council. in this case, the war was -- the war too
kofi annan served two terms as secretary general of the united nations from 1997 to 2006. his new book "interventions: a life in war and peace." mr. annan, it's a real honor to have you here. >> happy to be here. >> i wanted to start on the iraq war, we're on the eve of the presidential election. you said by behaving as it did, the u.s. invited the perception it was become a greater threat to global security than anything saddam could muster, a self-inflicted wound, that...
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there are tents sent by the united nations and a field hospital run by the moroccan army, but the sudden rise in refugees has overwhelmed all donations so far. this man complains there isn't enough food. not far from a busy playground set up by save the children, a bright 11-year-old named mohammed draws to express his feelings. he tells us, it was so sad to leave our country. i have seen my home attacked by government troops. i have seen bodies on the ground. i miss school. because of the human suffering, he is seen in syria's war, this little boy dreams of becoming a doctor and even more, he says, he dreams of peace. the attacks by syria's government targets sunni muslims and the violence now threatens to destabilize this entire region, andrea. >> our friend ann curry at a refugee camp along the syrian border. ann will be reporting for today and for our show and "nightly news" and other programs on msnbc and nbc all week. >>> and joining me again, mitt romney's senior adviser and former missouri senator jim talent as we were saying thank you for your patience in sticking with us. >> be
there are tents sent by the united nations and a field hospital run by the moroccan army, but the sudden rise in refugees has overwhelmed all donations so far. this man complains there isn't enough food. not far from a busy playground set up by save the children, a bright 11-year-old named mohammed draws to express his feelings. he tells us, it was so sad to leave our country. i have seen my home attacked by government troops. i have seen bodies on the ground. i miss school. because of the...
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>> i'm sure it's coincidental, not intentional by the united nations and frankly, it doesn't matter to me. what matters to me is the threat that iran represents to the it's -- on this day, 9/11, as we think back 11 years ago, we got attacked in a way that a lot of people could see coming, but we didn't act to prevent it until after we were attacked on 99/11. today not just the united states or israel but the international atomic energy agency it tells us over and over again, that they have evidence that iran is acting in way that says they're trying to build a nuclear weapon and shame on us if once again we don't act to prevent that kind of attack on us or our allies before it actually happens t. to me that's the lesson of 9/11/01 that we should bring up today, that's what matters to me about ahmadinejad. the day he speaks to the u.n. doesn't really affect me at all. >> joe lieberman, thank you very much, senator. >> thanks, andrea. take care. >> you too. >>> and next, teachers on strike. we're live in chicago. where negotiations drag on, anger is boiling over on all sides. this is "an
>> i'm sure it's coincidental, not intentional by the united nations and frankly, it doesn't matter to me. what matters to me is the threat that iran represents to the it's -- on this day, 9/11, as we think back 11 years ago, we got attacked in a way that a lot of people could see coming, but we didn't act to prevent it until after we were attacked on 99/11. today not just the united states or israel but the international atomic energy agency it tells us over and over again, that they...
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. >>> and an iranian cameraman who went to the united nations in new york with president ahmadinejad has defected. he is seeking asylum in the united states. >>> japan was hit by a typhoon, which was strong enough to overturn vehicles on the island of okinawa. more than 140 people were injured and tens of thousands lost electrical power. >>> and a painting by renoir worth up to $100,000 was bought at a flea market for 7 bucks. an auction of the painting was stopped on saturday. a woman from virginia bought the landscape on the banks of the seine mostly for the frame. the painting was stolen from a museum in baltimore in 1951. it was worth $100,000. >>> and now here's your "first look" at this morning's dish of scrambled politics. mitt romney has an op-ed in the "wall street journal" on foreign policy. mr. romney says allowing iran to build a nuclear weapon is unacceptable. president obama also says the u.s. goal is preventing iran from having an atomic bomb. >>> paul ryan told fox news he and mitt romney want a 20% cut in all income tax rates but ryan failed to provide details. >>> t
. >>> and an iranian cameraman who went to the united nations in new york with president ahmadinejad has defected. he is seeking asylum in the united states. >>> japan was hit by a typhoon, which was strong enough to overturn vehicles on the island of okinawa. more than 140 people were injured and tens of thousands lost electrical power. >>> and a painting by renoir worth up to $100,000 was bought at a flea market for 7 bucks. an auction of the painting was stopped on...
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>> it has been a heck take day in new york city with the president delivering major speeches at the united nations and the clinton global initiative where his republican rival mitt romney also offered some remarks. and in a breathless day of nonstop talk and travel, mr. romney has just arrived for a rousing event in ohio where he's desperately hoping to claw his way out of a substantial polling deficit. there are sign mrs. romney may be coming to his senses after joking at the clinton global initiative that he could do with a little help from a former president. >> if there's one thing we've learned in this election season, by the way, it is that a few words from bill clinton can do a man a lot of good. all i got to do now is wait a couple days for that bounce to happen. >> right, we'll keep our eye on that. the other bump that romney loves to talk about these days is his attack on the president for saying the middle east would face bumps in the road and romney's suggestion that the president was somehow referring to the deaths of the american ambassador to libya and three other diplomats.
>> it has been a heck take day in new york city with the president delivering major speeches at the united nations and the clinton global initiative where his republican rival mitt romney also offered some remarks. and in a breathless day of nonstop talk and travel, mr. romney has just arrived for a rousing event in ohio where he's desperately hoping to claw his way out of a substantial polling deficit. there are sign mrs. romney may be coming to his senses after joking at the clinton...
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we build our future as one people, as one nation. >> that is president obama on an unannounced visit to afghan stoon, meeting with troops and signing a deal with president karzai that ties the united states to afghanistan for a decade beyond the 2014 withdrawal date. the question is,
we build our future as one people, as one nation. >> that is president obama on an unannounced visit to afghan stoon, meeting with troops and signing a deal with president karzai that ties the united states to afghanistan for a decade beyond the 2014 withdrawal date. the question is,
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you can move this nation forward and you can remind the world once again why the united states of america is still the greatest nation on earth. thank you. god bless you. >> joining me now is jared bernstein and melissa harris-perry. thank you both for being here tonight. melissa, what did this speech mean for the president's campaign moving forward? >> well, he went to the number one issue that is going to define the campaign. he defined his position there. it was really what i think the president needed to do more than any other thing. not to play defense on this issue of the economy and sort of where our economic indicators are right now. he's been in a bit of a defensive position since the so-called gaffe about the private business. but we came out and in a clear way said there are two visions. here's mine. if you like that road, travel down it. we know where that road ends. it happened in 2008 with the crash of the economy. or we can move down this road which is a vision of collective efforts working together through government. but government isn't some other thing. government is al
you can move this nation forward and you can remind the world once again why the united states of america is still the greatest nation on earth. thank you. god bless you. >> joining me now is jared bernstein and melissa harris-perry. thank you both for being here tonight. melissa, what did this speech mean for the president's campaign moving forward? >> well, he went to the number one issue that is going to define the campaign. he defined his position there. it was really what i...
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ambassador to the united nations. and a high-profile one at that. she's known for being very close to president obama, a long-time friend and ally for the president. she's also known for being blunt. and for being aggressively intelligent. she is a rhodes scholar. she's stanford educated. she was on the national security council staff and served as assistant secretary of state in the clinton administration. she was unanimously confirmed in 2009 for the post she holds now as the u.n. ambassador. when hillary clinton made clearer than clear that she would not stay on for a second term as secretary of state, susan rice's name was floated basically immediately as a potential nominee for that job. hers was not the only name floated for that job, but her potential nomination was given new prominence and new political heat when republican senators, led by john mcguess who decided that the political traction they could not get before the election in attacking the president for the benghazi attack, they would try to get instead after the election by attackin
ambassador to the united nations. and a high-profile one at that. she's known for being very close to president obama, a long-time friend and ally for the president. she's also known for being blunt. and for being aggressively intelligent. she is a rhodes scholar. she's stanford educated. she was on the national security council staff and served as assistant secretary of state in the clinton administration. she was unanimously confirmed in 2009 for the post she holds now as the u.n. ambassador....
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he was a united states senator for two terms. he is not a complete political unknown but winning or coming close to the iowa caucuss and coming to that speech will be a step across the threshold. steve sh schmidt. is he less of a huckabee and more of a nominee. >> that was a major league speech. he just hit that ball 440 yards, you know, down the middle of the fairway and i think it was dead on for what he needs to do for republican primary voters and i think it's going to be received really he will. that was a high-pressure molt for him. it was his national introduction. he did a fantastic job. i think he's going to be a formidable opponent for governor romney coming down into the early contests. >> right now we are looking at the romney campaign headquart headquarters. nobody can give a concession or victory speech. too close to call even at 40 minutes past midnight. that's ann romney. his wife who has been a constant companion on the campaign trail and a good political speaker on her own on behalf of her husband's campaign. no
he was a united states senator for two terms. he is not a complete political unknown but winning or coming close to the iowa caucuss and coming to that speech will be a step across the threshold. steve sh schmidt. is he less of a huckabee and more of a nominee. >> that was a major league speech. he just hit that ball 440 yards, you know, down the middle of the fairway and i think it was dead on for what he needs to do for republican primary voters and i think it's going to be received...
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it will be a safer world, a stronger nation, and a people more united than ever before. >> today, yards away from where the trade cen once stood the freedom tower is nearly complete. its importance has far less to do with architecture than symbolism. proof that a city and country can rebuild and return to the heights it once conquered. speaking in shanksville, pennsylvania, vice president biden reminded the nation as we move forward we do so remembering the past. >> for no matter how many anniversaries you experience, for at least an instant, the terror of that moment returns. the lingering echo of that phone call. that sense of total disbelief that envelopes you. you feel like you're being sucked into a black hole in the middle of your chest. my hope, i hope for you all is, that as every year passes, the depth of your pain recedes. >> jonathan capehart, you know, seeing the president address the country and the vice president address the country, it never fails to stop me in my tracks when we see the footage of what happened on this day 11 years ago. the issue, the concerns, the conten
it will be a safer world, a stronger nation, and a people more united than ever before. >> today, yards away from where the trade cen once stood the freedom tower is nearly complete. its importance has far less to do with architecture than symbolism. proof that a city and country can rebuild and return to the heights it once conquered. speaking in shanksville, pennsylvania, vice president biden reminded the nation as we move forward we do so remembering the past. >> for no matter...
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>> well, you know, the united nations helped set up a commission against impunity, what's particularly called the cc, and that's been helping with ending this culture of impunity, or at least making a dent in it, trying to bring strength to the judicial institutions in guatemala. and that's been a really big plus, and the united states has supported it as well. >> pamela yates, great to meet you and congratulations on your work and good luck, and we're pleased if you would report back to us. >> thanks. you can actually see the film streaming on pbs. it will be streaming free all over the world. >> we will. >> in english and spanish. >> thank you for that. >> thank you. >> and good to see you. >>> and coming up next, back on the train. how an olympic athlete helped an inspiring woman fulfill her dream. ♪ [ male announcer ] its lightweight construction makes it nimble... ♪ its road gripping performance makes it a cadillac. introducing the all-new cadillac xts. available with advanced haldex all-wheel drive. [ engine revving ] it's bringing the future forward. his morning starts with
>> well, you know, the united nations helped set up a commission against impunity, what's particularly called the cc, and that's been helping with ending this culture of impunity, or at least making a dent in it, trying to bring strength to the judicial institutions in guatemala. and that's been a really big plus, and the united states has supported it as well. >> pamela yates, great to meet you and congratulations on your work and good luck, and we're pleased if you would report...
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and the death comes two weeks before the president is scheduled to give a speech at the united nations. we have joe ruben a former state department officer who served during the invasion in iraq, and a former white house middle east adviser, and a mideast editor for "newsweek." joel, i want to start with you. i know you knew ambassador stevens personally. this morning, secretary clinton offered words in reflection of the ambassador's work. take a listen. >> he risked his life to stop a tyrant, and then gave his life trying to help build a better libya. the world needs more chris steve stevenses. >> now the city that he was murdered, what are you going to remember most? >> he was a wonderful person. i had the honor of working with him in the senate. he was on a fellowship working for senator lugar, a republicen. he was kind and he was a star in foreign service and a former peace corps volunteer, and he gave of himself and served our country. he been the out and promoted america's view of the world and our vision and values and interacted directly in the heat of the battle with people wh
and the death comes two weeks before the president is scheduled to give a speech at the united nations. we have joe ruben a former state department officer who served during the invasion in iraq, and a former white house middle east adviser, and a mideast editor for "newsweek." joel, i want to start with you. i know you knew ambassador stevens personally. this morning, secretary clinton offered words in reflection of the ambassador's work. take a listen. >> he risked his life to...
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of the united states of america. that does not mean that we intervene militarily every time there's an injustice in the world. we cannot and should not. >> and still ahead, the murder mystery that threats to lift the veil on corruption in china. and next, two years after the bp oil spill, what is the environmental impact? guys. come here, come here. [ telephone ringing ] i'm calling my old dealership. [ man ] may ford. hi, yeah. do you guys have any crossovers that offer better highway fuel economy than the chevy equinox? no, sorry, sir. we don't. oh, well, that's too bad. [ man ] kyle, is that you? [ laughs ] [ man ] still here, kyle. [ male announcer ] visit your local chevy dealer today. right now, very well qualified lessees can get a 2012 equinox ls for around $229 a month. ♪ [ lauer ] this is our team. and unlike other countries, it's built by your donations, not government funding. and now, to support our athletes, you can donate a stitch in america's flag for the 2012 olympic games in london. help raise our
of the united states of america. that does not mean that we intervene militarily every time there's an injustice in the world. we cannot and should not. >> and still ahead, the murder mystery that threats to lift the veil on corruption in china. and next, two years after the bp oil spill, what is the environmental impact? guys. come here, come here. [ telephone ringing ] i'm calling my old dealership. [ man ] may ford. hi, yeah. do you guys have any crossovers that offer better highway...
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>> first of all, they vetoed in the united nations. i'm not worried about the united nations. i'm worried about our greatest ally in the middle east, israel. >> so is barack obama? >> if you talk to the israelis, they don't feel like the united states is fully with them on this issue. if i was the president or the secretary of state, i would make it clear in no uncertain terms to iran f you continue this, we will do whatever it takes to protect our ally, zblirz and to your point, barack obama has done exactly that. and so has secretary clinton. >> it's interesting you say that. but the israelis don't feel that way. >> let me move to afghanistan and iraq. if he's so focused on foreign policy and has stellar plans ahead, why on this day that you've got these troops talking about iraq and the end of official combat there for our troops didn't we hear from governor romney on afghanistan and iraq? >> he's talked about this in the past with his foreign policy speeches. last night was just a -- he had 45 minutes to cover a lot of ground. he touched on foreign policy a little bit at t
>> first of all, they vetoed in the united nations. i'm not worried about the united nations. i'm worried about our greatest ally in the middle east, israel. >> so is barack obama? >> if you talk to the israelis, they don't feel like the united states is fully with them on this issue. if i was the president or the secretary of state, i would make it clear in no uncertain terms to iran f you continue this, we will do whatever it takes to protect our ally, zblirz and to your...
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. >>> united nations secretary said yesterday that more than 8,000 people had died in syria over the past year. he said the bloody crackdown by the opposition by syrian troops is, quote, indefensible. the most dangerous drivers in america are from st. louis, missouri. this according to "men's health" magazine. second worst came from dallas. the safest were from st. paul, minnesota. >>> ben & jerry's ice cream is producing a limited batch of a new flavor to support a same-sex marriage law in england. they're naping it apply ever after. here's your first look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens 13,252 after 15 points yesterday. the s&p gained eight points. the nasdaq was up 15. taking a look at overseas trading. in tokyo, the nikkei added six points. in hong kong the hang seng was down 35. >>> today may be another big day for apple after its stock hit $600 for the first time yesterday before falling back. ipad customers m asia were greeted with cheers as they entered stores to buy the popular new version of the tablet computer. there are long lines right now here in
. >>> united nations secretary said yesterday that more than 8,000 people had died in syria over the past year. he said the bloody crackdown by the opposition by syrian troops is, quote, indefensible. the most dangerous drivers in america are from st. louis, missouri. this according to "men's health" magazine. second worst came from dallas. the safest were from st. paul, minnesota. >>> ben & jerry's ice cream is producing a limited batch of a new flavor to...
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nations and there's so many issues, andrea, that confront the united states from the global economic recession to the afghan war to iran and north korea to the arab revolutions to what's happening in egypt today, i really think that those are the issues that ought to be in front of our congress as well as our administration officials. >> nick, what do you think is going on? this seems to be a proxy war? >> well, it does. it does. i mean, obviously there are a lot of unanswered questions about benghazi and i've certainly believe that members of congress in both parties have a right and responsibility to asks those questions, but there are official commissions that will soon speak to those very questions. there's the commission headed by ambassador pickering and chairman mike mullen, former chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, other by the u.s. government. these investigations have been done in a deliberate, comprehensive way and we will soon know what their findings are. i think it's better for us as a collective here in the united states, to wait for those commissions and not rush
nations and there's so many issues, andrea, that confront the united states from the global economic recession to the afghan war to iran and north korea to the arab revolutions to what's happening in egypt today, i really think that those are the issues that ought to be in front of our congress as well as our administration officials. >> nick, what do you think is going on? this seems to be a proxy war? >> well, it does. it does. i mean, obviously there are a lot of unanswered...
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as i declared in australia last year, the united states as a pacific nation will play a larger and long-term role in shaping this region and its future, and the cornerstone of our efforts is our strong alliances, including our alliance with the republic of korea. this is the context for our meeting today. and as president lee indicated, we had a very good discussion on a wide range of issues. we reviewed our ongoing efforts to modernize our security alliance. we agreed to have our foreign and defense ministers meet in june to discuss concrete measures we can take to continue strengthening that alliance. we're on track for south korea to assume operational control for the alliance in 2015. i reaffirmed, as i said in australia, that reductions in u.s. defense spending will not come at the expense of the asia-pacific, and that includes south korea. america's armed for forces are going to stay ready for the full range of contingencies and threats, and the alliance between the united states and the republic of korea remains unshakeable. we reviewed our great progress in bringing our economies eve
as i declared in australia last year, the united states as a pacific nation will play a larger and long-term role in shaping this region and its future, and the cornerstone of our efforts is our strong alliances, including our alliance with the republic of korea. this is the context for our meeting today. and as president lee indicated, we had a very good discussion on a wide range of issues. we reviewed our ongoing efforts to modernize our security alliance. we agreed to have our foreign and...
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we should be calling them on the carpet of the united nations. there should be a real effort to open up humanitarian corridor, i just came back from turkey two days ago, the government is going to have to do more. it's talking the talk, but not walking the walk of opening these corridors. and in the final analysis, all of these things are going to have to be done, but it's not going to stop the showing unless there's military intervention and that is highly unlikely. >> it is always good to have you, thank you. >>> there has been a setback in what's been a much improved outlook on the jobs market. brian sullivan is here with what's moving your money and it is the postal service pushing ahead with a cost cutting plan and proctor and gamble has just announced cuts as well. >> yes, not the kind of news you want to hear on friday, but that's what we have to do. proctor and gamble cutting about 5,700 jobs. all part of about a $10 billion cost cutting plan. going to be tough for the folks in ohio. then the post office. i know you guys have documented t
we should be calling them on the carpet of the united nations. there should be a real effort to open up humanitarian corridor, i just came back from turkey two days ago, the government is going to have to do more. it's talking the talk, but not walking the walk of opening these corridors. and in the final analysis, all of these things are going to have to be done, but it's not going to stop the showing unless there's military intervention and that is highly unlikely. >> it is always good...
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who met with united nations envoy kofi annan yesterday, showed no sign of yielding to international pressure, despite its opposition to assad's rule, the united states said yesterday it does not believe it's appropriate to help arm rebels in sirria. >>> the death toll in the earthquake in italy has riz ton 16. more than 200 people were injured in the 5.8-magnitude quake yesterday. thousands are homeless due to damage and inhabitable buildings. aftershocks have many terrified residents sleeping in cars or tents. this is the second recent fatal quake in the region with seven people killed just ten days ago. the italian government says 50 million euros will be provided for disaster relief and reconstruction. >>> well, officials in iran have confirmed its computers have been hit by a massive cyberattack. a russian security software company claims that it discovered the data-collecting virus, called flame. the firm claims flame has been gathering data, recording conversations, and monitoring online chat sessions in iran and other middle eastern countries for at least five years. experts believe t
who met with united nations envoy kofi annan yesterday, showed no sign of yielding to international pressure, despite its opposition to assad's rule, the united states said yesterday it does not believe it's appropriate to help arm rebels in sirria. >>> the death toll in the earthquake in italy has riz ton 16. more than 200 people were injured in the 5.8-magnitude quake yesterday. thousands are homeless due to damage and inhabitable buildings. aftershocks have many terrified residents...
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fatah is going to the united nations in the near days to talk about the observed status with the united nations, and seeks a peaceful resolution for a two-state solution, and hamas does not want a two-state solution, and they want the remind the palestinian people that they want a one-state resolution whether it is plausible or not. and the timing here is related to the upcoming fatah political gambit at the united nations, and hamas wants to remain relevant. now a second issue is that hamas as the de facto political leadership in gaza is trying to break the blockade that israel imposed on gaza a number of years ago and that is obviously part of the ongoing political effort. >> p.j. crowley, sir, thank you for coming on this morning because we appreciate your time and insights. >> thank you. >>> and ever since the recognition of the jewish state, israel security has been a policy priority for administrations from jimmy carter to bill clinton to george bush and presidents actively intervened with the middle eastern neighbors in the nay name of peace, and that has given israel big clout i
fatah is going to the united nations in the near days to talk about the observed status with the united nations, and seeks a peaceful resolution for a two-state solution, and hamas does not want a two-state solution, and they want the remind the palestinian people that they want a one-state resolution whether it is plausible or not. and the timing here is related to the upcoming fatah political gambit at the united nations, and hamas wants to remain relevant. now a second issue is that hamas as...
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. >>> a united nations report is accusing the syrian government of "gross human rights violations" that killed two western journalists in a heavy shelling attack. the veteran war reporter marie co colvin was among those killed giving her report to the bbc hours before her death. >> shells and rockets coming in hitting every building. i've not seen one military target. and the wounded and dead i have seen, i would say about 80% civilians. >> the european media figures and politicians are calling on syrian forces to allow the retrieval of the journalists' bodies who were killed in those attacks. ♪ let me get that door for you... [ man ] i loved my first car... sometimes the door gets stuck... oh sure. ooh! [ man ] ...and then, i didn't. um... [ sighs ] [ man ] so, i got a car i can love a really, really long time. [ male announcer ] for the road ahead, the all-new subaru impreza. ♪ experience love that lasts. and it's surprising what it goes through in the course of a day. but what's even more surprising is that brushing alone isn't enough to keep it clean. fortunately, you've got lis
. >>> a united nations report is accusing the syrian government of "gross human rights violations" that killed two western journalists in a heavy shelling attack. the veteran war reporter marie co colvin was among those killed giving her report to the bbc hours before her death. >> shells and rockets coming in hitting every building. i've not seen one military target. and the wounded and dead i have seen, i would say about 80% civilians. >> the european media...
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the united nations has now suspended operations there saying the fighting has become too dangerous for the international monitorses. the u.n. says its observers will no longer conduct patrols and it will stay in their locations as the situation is reviewed on a daily basis. joining me on this an intelligence and foreign issues is david sanger, chief correspondent for "the new york times" and author of "confront and conceal, obama's use of american power." thank you for being here, david. good to have you. >> great to be back with you. >> i'm curious about the development we just talked about in syria. how serious do you see this as being? >> it is serious because it really marks, i think, the beginning of the end of kofi anan's plan or effort to bring about some kind of a peaceful diplomatic resolution. probably one that would involve somehow easing president assad from power. in this particular case, no one has really had much enthusiasm for the assad plan because they feared that the violence led by the syrian forces would continue. what this simply means is that there is now going t
the united nations has now suspended operations there saying the fighting has become too dangerous for the international monitorses. the u.n. says its observers will no longer conduct patrols and it will stay in their locations as the situation is reviewed on a daily basis. joining me on this an intelligence and foreign issues is david sanger, chief correspondent for "the new york times" and author of "confront and conceal, obama's use of american power." thank you for being...
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. >>> to syria now, united nations special envoy kofi annan arrived this morning to meet with syrian president assad. now the united nations on sunday condemned the killing of more than 100 people in the town of hala on friday. hundreds of people were treated for heat related illnesses at the indianapolis 500 on sunday. the temps there reached 91 degrees on the speedway. that's one degree short of an all-time high. organizers relaxed the rules to allow ice and coolers in the stands, and set up misting stations and air conditioned buses helping the people there to cool off. it was this crash, though, by driver mike conway in the final lap that handed scottish driver dario franchitti his third indy win. conway wasn't hurt but crashed in forly the same spot as two years ago. >>> in san francisco, an icon there marking quite a milestone there. the golden gate bridge is turning 75. thousands of people flocked to the bridge on sunday for a fireworks celebration. nearly 2 billion vehicles have travelled over the famous span since it opened to traffic may 28 in 1937. beautiful bridge it is.
. >>> to syria now, united nations special envoy kofi annan arrived this morning to meet with syrian president assad. now the united nations on sunday condemned the killing of more than 100 people in the town of hala on friday. hundreds of people were treated for heat related illnesses at the indianapolis 500 on sunday. the temps there reached 91 degrees on the speedway. that's one degree short of an all-time high. organizers relaxed the rules to allow ice and coolers in the stands,...
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and we will remind everyone, just why it is that the united states of america is the greatest nation on earth. thank you, everybody, god bless, god bless america. ♪ >> president obama in cedar rapids, his first day of the post state of the union, building on that campaign message. still with us, our panel. and joining us john harwood. chuck, first to you, this themes that you heard last night, the themes he repeated today in iowa, we want to explain, it was all of the audio and video that was interrupted, and we will get it back later on msnbc >> there were some paragraphs word for word, this is standard fair, after the state of of tth union they do this. and this one in an election year, and each state has a theme to it. today it was manufacturing and then they will have a energy day and then to a jobs skills day, if you will, for job training and push that over the next three days. i think, it felt more pointed. a little bit. you know he is not in an official campaign event but it's more pointed than last night which had sometimes a reserved tone, the trappings of the house chamb
and we will remind everyone, just why it is that the united states of america is the greatest nation on earth. thank you, everybody, god bless, god bless america. ♪ >> president obama in cedar rapids, his first day of the post state of the union, building on that campaign message. still with us, our panel. and joining us john harwood. chuck, first to you, this themes that you heard last night, the themes he repeated today in iowa, we want to explain, it was all of the audio and video...
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joining me former ambassador to the united nations for special political affairs, currently a senior foreign adviser to the romney campaign. thank you for joining us. what about the questions that have been raised about the romney campaign jumping on this with a statement while we didn't even know the identities of who had died, and without knowing the timeline of what had happened? >> you know, as a lawyer, i'm familiar with the old saw that when you don't have the facts you argue process. and that's what's going on here with the white house trying to have a discussion of timing of a statement. the fact is, the substance of what the governor said last night was true. he continues to stand by it. we shouldn't be on an apology tour. but rather be aggressive in condemning this breach of sovereign american soil. we should be defending our principles, our free speech in pluralism and first and foremost, this morning when we learned that a life was lost and other lives were lost, we have to be conscious of our condolences and sympathy and appreciate for -- appreciation for their service b
joining me former ambassador to the united nations for special political affairs, currently a senior foreign adviser to the romney campaign. thank you for joining us. what about the questions that have been raised about the romney campaign jumping on this with a statement while we didn't even know the identities of who had died, and without knowing the timeline of what had happened? >> you know, as a lawyer, i'm familiar with the old saw that when you don't have the facts you argue...
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a gingrich presidency will submit to the united nations a treaty that extends the right to bear arms as a human right for every person on the planet by the end of my second term. we will have the first permanent base on the moon and it will be american. >> that last, what do you call it a policy commercial? greetings from the year 2019. obviously i'm on the moon. where newt gingrich is the president. of the moon. how can anybody be president of the moon, you ask, from the past where you live? back when he was just candidate gingrich, president newt, that's what we call him president newt, he not only promised a permanent colony on the moon before the end of his second term, he said that we would have a colony. after we had a colony here, the moon could be the 51st state. >> that happened, in our lifetimes, america. do you think mitt romney is ever going to inspire somebody to wear a space costume on a news show? will romney ever reveal his true self-through a ring tone? >> mitt romney's favorite ring tone is "dancing queen." i could be wrong, fernando. >> can you hear what he's playi
a gingrich presidency will submit to the united nations a treaty that extends the right to bear arms as a human right for every person on the planet by the end of my second term. we will have the first permanent base on the moon and it will be american. >> that last, what do you call it a policy commercial? greetings from the year 2019. obviously i'm on the moon. where newt gingrich is the president. of the moon. how can anybody be president of the moon, you ask, from the past where you...
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there was the recent episode where the prime minister went before the united nations andrew that red line, you remember, across that little cartoon bomb. some disagreement about when and where that red line should be drawn with respect to iran's nuclear program. but look, there is no question that any american president, any american government is going to back up israel if it comes to any kind of military conflict with some of its neighbors that wish for its destruction, frankly. and in fact, the senior official on the airplane today said the following about a possible israeli ground invasion of the gaza strip, something that nobody wants to see, but it's a very real possibility as israel quiets ready and prepares for that possibility. the white house official says israel can, quote, make their own decisions about tactics and operations, and certainly for public consumption, that's going to be seen as a green light for israel to do what it sees fit. >> mick viviqueira, thank you vh for that. >>> there has been a fresh hamas rocket attack on the israeli town. hamas fired more than 10
there was the recent episode where the prime minister went before the united nations andrew that red line, you remember, across that little cartoon bomb. some disagreement about when and where that red line should be drawn with respect to iran's nuclear program. but look, there is no question that any american president, any american government is going to back up israel if it comes to any kind of military conflict with some of its neighbors that wish for its destruction, frankly. and in fact,...
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as one nation. here in afghanistan, americans answer the call to defend their fellow citizens, and uphold human dignity. today we recall the following and those who suffered wounds, both seen and unseen. but through dark days we have drawn strength from their example and the ideals that have guided our nation and lit the world. i believe that all people are created equal. and deserve the freedom to determine their destiny. that is the light that guides us still. this time of war began in afghanistan, and this is where it will end. with faith in each other and our eyes fixed on the future. let us finish the work at hand and forth, adjust and lasting peace. may god bless our troops and may god bless the united states of america. >> wow, we are back with msnbc's senior political analyst mark halperin, and susan page. my quick thought is i think i heard the annunciation about the declaration of biden plan which is to limit our role in afghanistan to counterterrorism. he said that we're going to make sur
as one nation. here in afghanistan, americans answer the call to defend their fellow citizens, and uphold human dignity. today we recall the following and those who suffered wounds, both seen and unseen. but through dark days we have drawn strength from their example and the ideals that have guided our nation and lit the world. i believe that all people are created equal. and deserve the freedom to determine their destiny. that is the light that guides us still. this time of war began in...